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Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt. The film, loosely based on the story of Herman W. Lang, and the theft of plans of a top-secret bombsight, is the account of a worker at an aviation factory who is kidnapped by enemy spies. The opening credits contained the following written prologue: "This story is about a man who defended his country. His name is Joe Smith. He is an American. This picture is a tribute to all Joe Smiths."
Joe Smith, American was the first in a series of B films made at MGM under the supervision of Dore Schary who also wrote the initial treatment, based on "his own yarn". His story was later adapted to a postwar setting and new characters to become The Big Operator (1959).
Original Release
02/01/1942
US Release
02/01/1942
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Young | Joe Smith |
Marsha Hunt | Mary Smith |
Harvey Stephens | Freddie Dunhill |
Darryl Hickman | Johnny Smith |
Jonathan Hale | Blake McKettrick |
Noel Madison | Schricker |
Don Costello | Mead |
Joseph Anthony | Conway |
William Forrest | August 'Gus' Stoffen |
Russell Hicks | Mr. Edgerton |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Young | Joe Smith |
Marsha Hunt | Mary Smith |
Harvey Stephens | Freddie Dunhill |
Darryl Hickman | Johnny Smith |
Jonathan Hale | Blake McKettrick |
Noel Madison | Schricker |
Don Costello | Mead |
Joseph Anthony | Conway |
William Forrest | August 'Gus' Stoffen |
Russell Hicks | Mr. Edgerton |
Mark Daniels | Pete |
William Tannen | Eddie |
Dorothy Adams | Nurse |
Ernie Alexander | Aircraft Plant Worker |
Billy Bletcher | Police Radio Broadcaster |
Hubert Brill | Card Player in Waiting Room |
John Butler | Elias Canfield |
George M. Carleton | Doctor Treating Joe at Home |
Cliff Clark | Police Captain |
Cliff Danielson | Sammy, Joe's Friend in Flashback |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harry Rapf | Executive Producer |
Jack Chertok | Producer |
Dore Schary | Producer |